The Holy See Press Workplace declares that Pope Francis will journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan for an ecumenical peace pilgrimage from 31 January to five February 2023, journeys postponed up to now attributable to well being causes.
By Vatican Information workers author
Pope Francis will journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to South Sudan from 31 January to five February 2023. His go to had initially been scheduled for the summer time of 2022, however needed to be postponed attributable to well being points.
The Apostolic Journey was introduced in an announcement from the Director of the Holy See Press Workplace: “Accepting the invitation of their respective Heads of State and Bishops, His Holiness Pope Francis will make the introduced Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo from 31 January to three February 2023, visiting town of Kinshasa, and, along with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the Normal Meeting of the Church of Scotland, the Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace to Juba, South Sudan, from 3 to five February subsequent.”
Highlights of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey will embody a go to with representatives from charitable organizations within the Democratic Republic of Congo; and in South Sudan, a gathering with internally displaced individuals and an Ecumenical Prayer service.
With the formal announcement of the Pope’s go to, the Holy See Press Workplace launched the next schedule for the Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan (Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan):
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
ROME – KINSHASA
07:55 Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino Worldwide Airport to Kinshasa
15:00 Arrival at Kinshasa “Ndjili” Worldwide Airport
15:00 OFFICIAL WELCOME
16:30 WELCOME CEREMONY on the “Palais de la Nation”
16:45 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC within the “Salle Présidentielle” of the “Palais de la Nation”
17:30 MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS within the backyard of the “Palais de la Nation”
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
KINSHASA
09:30 HOLY MASS at “Ndolo” Airport
16:30 MEETING WITH VICTIMS FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY on the Apostolic Nunciature
18:30 MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOME CHARITIES on the Apostolic Nunciature
Thursday, 2 February 2023
KINSHASA
09:30 MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND CATECHISTS in Martyrs’ Stadium
16:30 PRAYER MEETING WITH PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND SEMINARIANS within the Cathedral “Notre Dame du Congo”
18:30 PRIVATE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS on the Apostolic Nunciature
Friday, 3 February 2023
KINSHASA – JUBA
08:30 MEETING WITH BISHOPS at CENCO
10:10 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Kinshasa “Ndjili” Worldwide Airport
10:40 Departure by airplane from Kinshasa “Ndjili” Worldwide Airport to Juba
South Sudan
The Holy Father is making the Journey to South Sudan along with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the Normal Meeting of the Church of Scotland
15:00 Arrival at Juba Worldwide Airport
15:00 WELCOME CEREMONY
15:45 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC on the Presidential Palace
16:15 MEETING WITH THE VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC
17:00 MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS within the backyard of the Presidential Palace
Saturday, 4 February 2023
JUBA
09:00 MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND SEMINARIANS within the Cathedral of Saint Therese
11:00 PRIVATE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS on the Apostolic Nunciature
16:30 MEETING WITH INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS within the “Freedom Corridor”
18:00 ECUMENICAL PRAYER at “John Garang” Mausoleum
Sunday, 5 February 2023
JUBA – ROME
08:45 HOLY MASS at “John Garang” Mausoleum
11:00 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Juba Worldwide Airport
11:30 Departure by airplane from Juba Worldwide Airport to Rome
17:30 Arrival at Rome Fiumicino Worldwide Airport
